A retired pastor still parks in the same spot and sits in the third pew, left side, fourteen months after his last Sunday. A children's ministry coordinator is called into the elder room for the fifth time in eighteen months, and one sheet of paper shows three names in her role over five years. A volunteer who has run the parking and ushering team for twenty-two years drops to seventy-eight percent on a reliability score that requires ninety. A woman speaks for forty seconds at a town hall...

The vote takes four minutes and nineteen seconds, and nobody interrupts anybody. One branch hits its ninety-eight percent compliance target every week for eleven straight months. A specimen bag of metal fragments arrives at 6:40 in the morning, fourteen thousand units are due, and the truck is at the dock by ten. A chief operating officer learns about the family meeting from someone standing in her doorway. A new center director is welcomed by memo with a mandate to cut average handle time...

An updated version of the best-selling therapist-to-coach transition text.With his bestselling Therapist As Life Coach, Pat Williams introduced the therapeutic community to the career of life coach, and in Becoming a Professional Life Coach he and Diane Menendez covered all the basic principles and strategies for effective coaching. Now Williams, founder of the Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT), and Menendez, former faculty at ILCT—both mas...

Five ministry leadership situations, the kind that don't resolve as cleanly as a sermon illustration. A well-run church quietly drifting from its mission. A board vote that tests where loyalty actually lives. A photo that raises a hard question about who gets represented. A motion that forces a congregation to define its own accountability. A pattern of grace that starts to look like avoidance. Work through the questions before you read the commentary. That's where the real value is.

A trailblazing British interiors practice that has become THE name in authentic period design.The House Rules charts the evolution of Patrick Williams' design studio Berdoulat, and is a stunning visual exploration of his practice and meticulous approach to working with period buildings. From a 14th-century court house, to a Regency manor, through to a newly built extension to an Arts & Crafts home, Patrick Williams showcases sensitive period restorations t...

In "Tales of the Whispering Forest," join Elara and Finn on an epic adventure through a mystical forest filled with ancient secrets and magical beings. From discovering the enchanted grove to uncovering the legend of the Whispering Trees, they face cunning tricksters, powerful witches, and dark forces. Guided by a prophecy, they embark on a quest for the legendary Silver Leaf, unlocking the ability to communicate with the forest and confronting ultimate challenges that test their bravery, ...

Bold flavours, South African roots – this is a cookbook for braai-style barbecue and beyond.KUDU shares all the dishes that the restaurant is known and loved for, showcasing Executive Chef Patrick’s South African-inspired food. The book reveals how to make the signature bread with curried butter, as well everything from grilled skewers, to crowd-pleasing sharers, with braai-style barbecue at its heart. Live-fire recipes such as sirloin on the bone, grilled peri peri king p...

Five business leadership situations, each one a real-feeling mess with no clean answer attached. A standardization push that quietly erodes trust. A room full of people agreeing with the wrong idea. A bonus structure that fractures the team it was supposed to unite. A leader who says the wrong thing on the worst possible morning. A turnaround that hits every number and loses the people who got it there. Work through the questions before you read the commentary. That's where the real value ...

An update to the coach training bestseller.The profession of life coaching is more necessary than ever in this time of pandemic-related uncertainty, the shift (in some cases, permanent) to remote learning and working, and the constant change that accompanies world events. With his best-selling Therapist as Life Coach, Patrick Williams introduced the therapeutic community to the career of life coach, and in the first and second editions of Becoming a Pr...

From Texas to Virginia, towns, regions, counties, regiments, prisons, and even refugee camps played a significant role in shaping the contours of the Civil War. According to historian Daniel E. Sutherland, whose many books and essays helped establish the field of community studies, these varied assemblages of individuals experienced and fought the real war. Following his lead, the contributors to Hundreds of Little Wars reveal how viewing the war from the vantage point of singular...

In the coastal village of Marinia, young Elara discovers an enchanted shell that leads her to Seraphina, a cursed mermaid. Together, they embark on a perilous quest to break the curse, battling mythical creatures and confronting dark forces. As Elara rises as the guardian of the shore, her legacy endures, inspiring future generations to protect the ocean. "The Mermaid's Whisper" is a captivating tale of bravery, friendship, and the timeless bond between humans and the sea.

The Ghost Ship: Legends of the High Seas is an epic tale of Captain Elias Storm and his cursed crew, doomed to wander the oceans for eternity. Battling mythical creatures, treacherous waters, and the dark forces that bind them, they seek to break their curse. With each harrowing chapter, the legend of the ghost ship deepens, culminating in a final, dramatic confrontation. This haunting narrative explores betrayal, redemption, and the undying lore of the high seas.